Of roses and redlines: Trump faces thorny questions on Taiwan and trade

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lumbered back to the White House on Friday bringing back with him seeds of discord from Beijing despite assertions to the contrary. The promise of Chinese rose seeds for the White House Rose Garden from Xi Jinping, meant to be a diplomatic bouquet, instead highlighted the increasingly thorny relationship between the world’s two largest powers after their 36-hour summit was dominated not by trade or tariffs, but by the explosive question of Taiwan.

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